Device



E. P. ROBBINS.

HORSE-COLLAR PAD ATTAGHING DEVIGE. No. 342,931. PatentedJune 1, 1886.

(No Model.)

N. PETERS. Pholuhlhognpher, Washington. 0 n

UNITE STATES I EDWARD P. ROBBINS, on CINCINNATI, OHIO, AssIo oR TOEDWARD L.

,MCoLAIN, on SAME PLACE.

HORSE -COLLAR-PAD ATTACHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,931, dated June1886- Application filed August 18, 1885.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, EDWARD P5 RoRRINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar-PadAttaching Devices, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in horse-collar pads, andpertains to means of removably attaching the pads to collars.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple device to be removablyattached to the fore roll of the horse-collar, and provided with meansfor connecting with the pad in a manner such that the said device mayremain permanently attached to the fore roll of the collar during thetime it is necessary to use a pad under the collar, and that the pad maybe temporarily attached to the said device during the time the horse isharnessed and worked. When the horse is unharnessed, the pad is or maybe removed from the collar; but the said device is or may be leftattached to the fore roll of the collar.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of a horse-eollar, a b, pad 0 d, and hamee, and a side view of the device or holdfast 1 and the connecting-strap3. The section is on the line .70 x of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is aside View insection of the holdfast 1, the collar-body b being indicated by thedotted outline. Fig. 3 is a front view of a horse-collar, a I), placedupon a neck and shoulder-pad, c d,- open at the bottom, and shows theholdfastsl in place upon the fore roll, a, of the collar, and shows theflexible strap 3 on the right with holes 5 not I yet attached to theholdfast, while that on the left is attached. Fig. 4 shows a holdfastwith two stud-buttons, 2, a sectional view of a sectional or spot pad,6, and of the flexible connecting-strip .4, having holes 5. The sectionsare along the line y y of Fig. 8. Fig. 5 shows a shoulder-pad open atthe top and-having straps 3 with holes, adapted to'fasten onto thestudbuttons 2 of the holdfasts. Fig. 6 shows such a pad open at both topand bottom. Fig. 7

shows a neck-pad having straps 3, also for leable iron or spring metal.

Serial No. 174,768. (No model.)

fastening onto the stud-buttons 2 of the hold fasts. Fig. 8 shows a sideor plan view of the pad and other parts shown in section in Fig. 4..Fig. 9 is a side view of a modified holdfast, 8; and Fig. 10 is a viewof a spring-hook, 10, and strap 13, to be used with the holdfast 8. Fig.11 is a side View of another modified holdfast; and Fig. 12 is a frontView of the same, the sections of Fig. 11 being along the line 8 s ofFig. 12.

The same letters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

By referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 11 it will be seen that theholdfast, which is the essential invention, is an open band or a curvedpiece of metal having a curve corresponding to that of the outline of across-section of the fore roll of the collar. The inner or free endscome quite close together, and when the holdfast is placed upon the foreroll of the collar, which it exactly fits, they press against the collarat the juncture of the fore and back rolls, a and b, as clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

The holdfast proper may be made of mal; When it is to be attached to thefore roll of the collar, it is brought to the top end of the roll andmoved toward, and then upon and along the roll, and as indicated by thearrows o and 0 in Fig. 3.

Since the fore roll of a horse-collar hasapproximately the samecross-section throughout its length, a holdfast having 'a curvaturecorresponding to a given section of the roll will fit that roll at anydesired position; consequently the holdfast may be moved along the rollto the place where required.

In removing the holdfast it is simply pushed along the roll until itslips off of the end.

Since the fore rolls of horse-collars for the same class of work haveapproximately the same sized cross-sections, there will be no difficultyin using the holdfasts on different collars.

If the holdfasts are made of spring metal, as steel, they may haveacurvature such as to clamp the roll slightly, in which case they will beadapted to fit slightly differentsized rolls. If. they are made ofmalleable iron or other rigid metal, they may be bent slightly, so as tojust snugly fit the fore rolls on which they are to be used.

The holdfast shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 has a single stud-button, 2,projecting outward and in a position out of the way of the hame and ofthe horses neck.

When the holdfastis made of malleable iron, this stud'button may be incommon with the holdfast proper; when of spring metal or when very thinthe stud-button may be riveted to it.

The stud-button may bea short stud having a round or an oblong head; buta simple stud without a head when placed near the hame would answer.

The pad adapted to be secured to the collar by means of my holdfasts maybe any such pad as indicated in the figures, and as are now well knownin the art.

The figures show straps 3, which are sewed or riveted to the pads.Thesestraps have one or more holes, 5, adapted to fasten onto thestud-button 2 of the holdfasts, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. The holes 5are larger at their inner ends, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, and havenarrow prolongations extending outward from the pad.

In attaching the straps to the stud-buttons the-larger parts of theholes are passed over the button-heads, after which the straps arepulled endwise into place when the narrow parts of the holes come underthe buttonheads.

When'a stud without a head is used, the end of the strap 3 couldbeplaced under the hame, to prevent its being disengaged from the stud.

Figure 1 shows the several parts-collar, pad, holdfast, strap, andhame-approximately as when in adjustment.

Fig. 3 shows the strap on the right loosened from the holdfast, and thaton the left fastened onto the stud-button 2.

The neck-pad shown in Fig. 7 is placed on top of the horses neck, and asits ends extend down the sides of the collar sufficiently a strap, 3, ateach end may be secured to a holdfast on the fore roll of the collar.

Figs. 4 and 8 show what I call a spotpad, since it is intended to be putany place between the pad and the collar where a sore or the likeoccurs.

The pad 6 is a plain pad without rolls, and is provided with a stiifpiece of leather, 4, widened near where it fastens to the pad, and isprovided with two holes, 5, adapted to fasten onto two correspondingstud-buttons, 2, as indicated in Fig. 4. I

When a sore comes on a horses shoulder, one of the holdfasts is slippedalong the foreroll to the position of the sore, and one of thesespot-pads is then placed under the collar and over the sore, and the twoholes 5 of the piece 4 are fastened onto the corresponding stud-buttons,2.

When the piece 4 is stiff, and there are two more rivets, 17.

stud-buttons on a holdfast, as shown in Fig. 4, the pad will beprevented from slipping up or down or forward. The piece 4 might be madeof thin spring metal, as such stiff material might hold the pad in placebetter. In fact metal straps could be substituted for the fie zibleleather straps 3 in Figs. 1 and 3.

The holdfast proper, 1, may be constructed otherwise than with one ormore studs or studbuttons, 2, as set forth. A few other ways will now beset forth.

The modification of the holdfast shown in Fig. 9 has a crimp or shortbend, 9, near its middle, adapted to hold a pin or a part of a hook orbuckle, or the like, when the holdfast is in place on the collar. Therectangular spring-hook 10 (shown in Fig. 10) has one straight side, 11,adapted to pass under the crimp 9 of the holdl'ast 8, and the other sidebent, as shown, close to the end of the side 11, and then bent away fromit, so as to be easily sprung apart when the straight side 11 is passedunder the crimp 9. The strap 13 is attached to the pad the same as thestrap 3 of Figs. 1 and 3, and the closed end of the hook is placeduppermost. While the strap 13 cannot slip through the opening in thehook, the ends of the hook branches are easily sprung apart to permitthe straight side 11 to pass under the crimp. W'hen once in place, thehook is prevented from slipping out of the crimp on account of thespring of the metal.

When the holdfast is made of malleable iron, it may have a hole throughit for the spring-hook 10, instead of a crimp.

The modification (of the holdfast shown in Figs. 11 and 12 is made oftwo pieces, 14 and 15, riveted together, as shown, with one or The upperend, 16, of the piece 15 is first bent away from the piece 14, and thenbent down upon it or close to it, and then the extremity of theprojection 16 is bent outward, as shown. This construction of theholdfast provides a hook upon the exterior of I 0 then slipped alonglengthwise of the roll to the required position, and that it is removedfrom the roll by being slipped along the roll until it comes off of theend. Having this principle of construction and operation, and where butlittle or no bending of the holdfast is required to fit it to a givenroll, my holdfast may be made of malleable iron where previous integralclamping devices could not. When made of spring metal, the flexurerequired is so small that the elasticity is never impaired nor theholdfast broken, since the holdfast is never sprung around the body ofthe fore roll, as is the case with the elastic clasps previouslyinvented.

One particular principle embodied in the construction of my holdfast isthat the end on the inner side of the collar presses against the collarat the juncture of the fore roll and the body, and is thus preventedfrom rotating about the roll, and consequently retains thefasteningpoint for the pad stationary.

The arrow 21 in Fig. 2 indicates the direction of the pull on thestud-buttons 2, and the arrow 22 that of the pressure against thecollar.

I claim 1. A horse-oollar-padattaching device consisting of an open bandor holdfast having a curvature corresponding with that of thecrosssection of the fore roll of the collar, and adapt ed to clamp oradhere to the roll, and having an eXteriorly-projecting part or partsintegral with or attached to its body, to which the pad or a suitableprojecting device belonging to the pad may be detachably connected,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of a horsecollar, a collar-pad, the holdfast forattaching the pad to the collar, adapted to be detachably connected witheither the collar or pad, or both, and a projecting part integral withor attached to the pad, whereby the pad may be connected to theholdfast, the holdfast consisting of an open band,and having a curvaturecorresponding with that of the cross-section of the fore roll of thecollar,and adapted to clamp or adhere to the roll, and having aneXteriorly-projecting part or parts integral with or attached to itsbody, to which the pad or the projecting part integral with or attachedto it may be detachably connected, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony whereof I now affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD P. ROBBINS.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL HoRNBAcH, S. J. KING.

